Niles Lifestyle
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3,500 toys donated to children at Park Ridge hospitalDec 24, 2012 12:53 pm - A 29-year-old Niles woman is making Christmas dreams come true for patients and families at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge this holiday season. Yianna Manok...
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Oakton’s Empty Bowls fundraiser SaturdayNov 29, 2012 3:57 pm - Oakton Community College will hold its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 1, benefiting area food pantries and soup kitchens. The event is 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m....
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Empty Bowl fundraiser at Oakton SaturdayNov 27, 2012 11:53 am - Oakton Community College’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road, features hundr...
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Oakton students brave cold to experience homelessnessNov 27, 2012 11:24 am - With the sun rising behind them, a handful of Oakton Community College students huddled around a fire Wednesday morning to keep warm after spending a night out in the co...
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Des Plaines police collect coats for needyOct 18, 2012 2:44 pm - The Des Plaines, Park Ridge and Niles police departments are partnering on a coat drive to assist Maine Township families. The departments will collect winter coats for ...
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Women’s art exhibit at Oakton focuses on politicsSep 26, 2012 3:20 pm - It’s an election year — and women’s issues have been high on the political agenda. Gain a new perspective on some of the most controversial topics of our time at “The Pe...
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Industry Insider: Joe Dhamer, Kitchen and Bath MartApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - Look at a kitchen or bathroom in any house and you can almost always tell when it was built or last refinished. It seems that these two rooms, more than any other in a h...
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Enjoy 'The Power of Music' March 18 with Chicago PhilharmonicMar 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter and the award-winning Chicago Philharmonic are hosting a joint fundraiser titled "The Power of Music" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March ...
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Chef revels in German cooking all year longSep 26, 2011 11:00 am - “Lett ist celebrate Oktoberfest!” Jason Bauer sure is. As the chef at Bauer's Brauhaus in Palatine he's enthusiastic about all things German. The restaurant, which he ow...
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One of state's largest solar electrical systems powers Palatine homeMay 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Peter and Susan Gorr of Palatine would like to debunk a myth about solar energy. It is actually beneficial to a homeowner's bottom line. But, they acknowledge, it does r...